wall in
phrasal verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall
The school grounds are walled in.
They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.
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Suspend it from the wall in the middle and place art, a vase of flowers, and a bowl or two for catching car keys, sunglasses, and mail.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Then, after a Padres mound meeting with Pivetta, Carson Kelly homered just over the wall in left-center.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of people looking to emigrate to the United States sit inside the facility’s walls in limbo, waiting for a legal process that often stretches on for weeks, months or even years.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Nearly every wall in her house has a mural she’s painted, and her office is covered in hearts.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Then, after a Padres mound meeting with Pivetta, Carson Kelly homered just over the wall in left-center.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of people looking to emigrate to the United States sit inside the facility’s walls in limbo, waiting for a legal process that often stretches on for weeks, months or even years.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Nearly every wall in her house has a mural she’s painted, and her office is covered in hearts.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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